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I am not sure if barber and hairdresser count as one and the same. May well not in which case, you'd need to have a rethink. You would need to look in to the requirements for the visa. Also only one or possibly two states are sponsoring hairdressers and am not sure they would be states you would be interested in.

Honestly, I'd not be too hopeful. You perhaps need to consider retraining.

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I am not sure if barber and hairdresser count as one and the same. May well not in which case, you'd need to have a rethink. You would need to look in to the requirements for the visa. Also only one or possibly two states are sponsoring hairdressers and am not sure they would be states you would be interested in.

Honestly, I'd not be too hopeful. You perhaps need to consider retraining.

I was looking at state sponcership for NT and I feared this may be the problem. Thanks.

if I was to retrain would I have to gain a few years experience also to qualify?

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As mentioned, you would need to check if you could pass a skills assessment. If not, then you would need to retrain. However, yes, most occupations require several years post qualification experience in order to pass a skills assessment. You would also need to be aware that the occupation lists change every year at least and occupations are removed, so there is no guarantee that if you retrain you would be eligible.